Question

讀寫任務(wù)(共1小題，滿分25分)
閱讀下面的短文，然后按照要求寫一篇150詞左右的英語短文。
Florence Chadwick was a great swimmer. However, not all of her efforts worked out. In addition to working hard, she had a secret for success. At the age of 34, her goal was to become the first woman to swim from Catalina Island to the California coast. However, in 1952, the sea was like an ice bath and the fog was so dense that she could hardly see her support boats. Her body was numb（麻木）and she had been swimming for nearly 16 hours. Against the frigid（寒冷）grip of the sea, she struggled on—hour after hour—while millions watched on national television.
Alongside Florence, in one of the boats, her mother and her trainer offered encouragement. They told her it wasn’t much farther. But all she could see was fog. They urged her not to quit. She never had… until then. With only a half mile to go, she asked to be pulled out. Still thawing(使變暖和) her chilled body several hours later, she told a reporter, “Look, I’m not excusing myself, but if I could have seen land I might have made it.” It was not tiredness or even the cold water that defeated her. It was the fog. She was unable to see her goal.
Two months later, she tried again. Despite the same dense fog, she swam with her faith intact（未受影響的）and her goal clearly pictured in her mind. She knew that somewhere behind that fog was land and this time she made it!
[寫作內(nèi)容]：
你準(zhǔn)備參加學(xué)校最近組織的一次英文演講比賽，主題是“The Value of Goals”。在準(zhǔn)備演講時，你讀到上面的文章，給你很大的啟發(fā)。請準(zhǔn)備一份演講稿。開頭部分已給出。
1、以約30個詞概括短文的要點；
2、然后以約120個詞談?wù)勀銓Α澳繕?biāo)的重要性”的看法，內(nèi)容包括：
1）你讀完這個故事的感受；
2）談?wù)勀闶侨绾卫斫饽繕?biāo)在人生當(dāng)中所起的作用的；
3）鼓勵大家要樹立目標(biāo)，并為目標(biāo)的實現(xiàn)而努力。
[寫作要求]：
1．在作文中可以使用自己親身的經(jīng)歷或虛構(gòu)的故事，也可以參照閱讀材料的內(nèi)容，但不得直接引用原文中的句子；
2．作文中不能出現(xiàn)真實姓名和學(xué)校名稱。
[評分標(biāo)準(zhǔn)]：概括準(zhǔn)確、語言規(guī)范、內(nèi)容合適、篇章連貫
Several days ago, I came across a story about Glorence Chadwick,                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  

Answer 1

Several days ago, I came across a story about Glorence Chadwick, the first woman who succeeded in swimming the Catalina Channel. It was a goal in her mind that enabled her to make the breakthrough regardless of dense fog, which failed her in her first attempt.
I was deeply inspired by such a story, as it makes me realize the power of a goal in shaping one’s success and gives me strength to pursue my goal, despite the hardships I am to go through.
In my view, goals are crucial to guiding our lives. To begin with, as goals often go with hopes, they have the magic to enable us to be positive towards ups and downs. Moreover, bearing goals in mind, we are less likely to be blind to the ideals of our life and be distracted from our way to success. Finally, as goals are what we are longing for, they thus can motivate us to strive for greater achievement, making our lives more fulfilling.
Since goals are so significant to our lives, it is worthwhile for us students to set up goals and accomplish them with every effort we can make.

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